CNN —The sound of celebratory gunfire filled the streets of Damascus in the hours following the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
At least 28 people were killed by that celebratory gunfire, the Syrian health minister told Al-Arabiya news channel.
People shoot in the air as they celebrate the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, Syria on Sunday.
After the capture of Damascus, the rebels instructed Assad’s Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to continue his duties alongside his cabinet until a transitional team is assigned.
‘Anyone is better than Assad’Residents of Damascus told CNN they were happy Assad is gone but remained concerned over the Islamist ideology followed by the rebels.
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